Introduction from the Japan Meteorological Agency

The Japan Meteorological Agency (Japanese: 日本気香庁, Hiragana: にほんきしょうちょう, English: Japan Meteorological Agency) is the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (Japanese: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Hiragana: こくどこうつうしょう) One of the external bureaus under its jurisdiction, the main office is located in Chiyoda-ku 1, Tokyo. The Meteorological Agency originated from the Central Meteorological Observatory (Japanese: Central Meteorological Observatory, Hiragana: ちゅうおうきしょうだい) established on January 1, 1887 (Meiji 20). On July 1, 1956 (Showa 31), the Meteorological Agency was established in accordance with the Meteorological Operations Act (Japanese: 気 Weather Operations Act, Hiragana: きしょうぎょうむほう), which is responsible for meteorological observation, earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunami disasters in Japan and other monitoring work. The Japan Meteorological Agency is also responsible for assigning international numbers and names to tropical cyclones that form in the North Pacific west of the International Date Line. The mission of the Meteorological Agency is to prevent natural disasters, ensure traffic safety, and promote production and prosperity and other public welfare. The Japan Meteorological Agency is responsible for meteorological services for the entire country. It mainly issues short-term, weekly and long-term weather forecasts, warnings and advisories for typhoons, heavy rain and snow, and warnings for tsunamis, storms, tides and floods, etc. In order to ensure these services, the Japan Meteorological Agency continues to improve its observation methods, domestic and foreign telecommunications and weather analysis and forecasting systems. The basic business of the Meteorological Agency is to provide daily weather information, earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic activities and other natural disaster information. Daily meteorological information, from agriculture, fishery, forestry, to tourism and other service industries, has officially become indispensable for current economic activities. At the same time, we provide information on natural disasters such as typhoons, heavy rains, earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic activities, as well as disaster prevention, evacuation, and other corresponding measures to protect the lives and property of citizens. Recently, large-scale environmental problems on the earth continue, and environmental observation data such as global warming, acid rain, and air pollution are also collected.